Aculus paederius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eriophyoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Eupodina Superfamilia: Eriophyoidea

Familia: Eriophyidae
Subfamilia: Phyllocoptinae
Tribus: Anthocoptini
Genus: Aculus
Species: Aculus paederius

Name

Aculus paederius Wang, Tan & Yang, 2015: 49, figs. 24–30

• Type locality: CHINA: Meilan Airport (19°56′15′′N, 110°27′27′′E), Haikou, Hainan.

• Holotype: GXU, ♀, 17 April 2011, from Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. (Rubiaceae), coll. Guo-Quan Wang.

• Etymology: The species designation is derived from the generic name of the host plant.

References

• Gu, X.-H.; Yang, J.; Tan, M.-C.; Wang, G.-Q., 2015: A new genus and four new species of Eriophyidae from China (Acari: Eriophyoidea). Zoological Systematics 40(1): 41–52. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150103Reference page.  [original description: p. 49, figs. 24–30]